LessBlandProductions

Award-winning media company producing film, television and projects for domestic and international audiences.

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Great energy at the Gulf Islands High School.
Thank you to everyone who came to watch!

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Last night, #ACedarIsLife was screened at Gulf Islands High School on Salt Spring Island!

Producer Leslie Bland attended, giving a short speech to express gratitude. What a great night📷

#IndigenousMedia
#IndigenousEducation
#SaltSpringIsland
#BCEducationSystem

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Suggestions for Orca Cove Media films to watch + share:
CHEK TV - A Cedar is Life (tonight, 8pm)
Super Channel —Tzouhalem & A Cedar Is Life
APTN/ Lumi Streaming Service — Dust n’ Bones & Tzouhalem
Knowledge Network — Tzouhalem
Telus YouTube Channel — Dust n’ Bones

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Today, we reflect on the history of Indigenous communities in Canada, and the process of Truth and Reconciliation 🧡

Orca Cove Media encourages the expansion of knowledge through reflection, reading, watching, engaging in ceremony, and attending events.

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Today, we reflect on the history of Indigenous communities in Canada, and the process of Truth and Reconciliation 🧡

Orca Cove Media encourages the expansion of knowledge through reflection, reading, watching, engaging in ceremony, and attending events.

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TOMORROW: CHEK TV will be broadcasting #ACedarIsLife for #NationalTruthAndReconciliationDay at 8pm.

With our film, we hope to provide a source of education for our audiences, as knowledge can often be a meaningful practice toward reconciliation.

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On #NationalTruthAndReconciliationDay, @CHEK_News will be broadcasting our documentary, #ACedarIsLife.

Friday, September 30th at 8pm.

One step toward reconciliation is knowledge. We hope to provide a source of education on the importance of cedar in Indigenous communities.

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Behind-the-scenes of #SweetSummerPowWow.

Images by Gavin Andrews (https://t.co/AOzsRxGSfe) and Daniel Taggart-Hodge on film.

Featured: Rose Henry & Chief Lydia Hwitsun, Albert Paul, Vern Runningbear with granddaughter, Levi Runningbear, Joel Montgrand and Josh Runningbear.

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Screening Alert! 📺

Our docu-film, Tzouhalem, will be screening at the Caprice Theatre in Duncan on September 23rd.

Admission by donation of $ 15.00.
Hope to see you there!

#Tzouhalem
#Screening
#DocumentaryFilm
#IndigenousMedia
#IndigenousStoryTelling

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Wrapping #SweetSummerPowWow.
Thank you to #CinevicFilmmakers for your collaboration in production - we couldn't have done it without your equipment.

Pictured: Joseph Boutilier, Joshua Odjick, Tatyana Baptiste, Darrell Dennis.

Images by Gavin Andrews, Daniel Taggart-Hodge.

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Shooting our last scene of #SweetSummerPowWow🎬

With writer Katya Gardner, director/writer Darrell Dennis, and principal actors Tanis Parenteau as Cara & Tatyana Baptiste as Jinny.

#IndigenousMedia
#IndigenousCast
#NewProduction
#BehindTheScenes
#RomanceFilm

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Thank you to our director Darrell Dennis, our writers Darrell Dennis and Katya Gardner and Director of Photography, Dan Carruthers. Thank you to our hard-working cast and crew for all you've contributed to during filming over the past (hot!) month in Cowichan Valley.

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Last day of filming #SweetSummerPowWow!

It has been such a pleasure working with everyone in our amazing crew and our talented cast.

We are extremely grateful and excited for the next steps of this anticipated production 🎬💛✨

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Our beautiful dancers on cue + costume fixes.

With Chelsey Gray, Aaliyah Sampson, Kaiea Wilson-James, Kiri Green, Samantha Ceron, Victoria Vasquez-Abbott, Justine Underwood.

Images: Daniel Taggart-Hodge.
#SweetSummerPowWow #IndigenousMedia #IndigenousCast #PowWowDancers

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Crew of #SweetSummerPowWow.

Lesley Marshall, (Asst. Camera), James McAndrew, (Asst. Locations Manager), Kira Doxtator, (Third Asst. Director), Charlie Hawkes (Set Supervisor/Costumes), Tristan Moriarty (BesPerson/Grip), Andrew Kondrat (Dolly Grip).

By Daniel Taggart-Hodge.

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It has been amazing to work with the legendary Graham Greene once again on our newest production #SweetSummerPowWow

Graham will play our MC - we can't wait to see the finished film!

Behind-the-scenes images by Gavin Andrews https://t.co/gwXqzK8dLd

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Our beautiful dancers on set of #SweetSummerPowWow💛

Pictured: Daphne Sampson in Woven Hat, Josh RunningBear, Chelsey Gray, Aaliyah Sampson, Kaiea Wilson-James, Kiri Green, Samantha Ceron, Victoria Vasquez-Abbott, Justine Underwood.

Images by Gavin Andrews.

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Between takes of #SweetSummerPowWow🎬

Director of Photography Daniel Carruthers, Director Darrell Dennis.
Performers: Tanis Parenteau as Cara, Lisa Cooke Ravensbergen as Nora, Taylor Kinequon as Robin, Dion Marriott as Cody, Tatyana Baptiste as Jinny.

Images by Gavin Andrews.

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Thank you to everyone who helped put this beautiful scene together ✨

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Shooting a romantic night scene with Tatyana Baptiste as Jinny, Joshua Odjick as Riley, and our fabulous director Darrell Dennis 🌙🌸

Images by Gavin Andrews https://t.co/gwXqzK8dLd

#SweetSummerPowWow
#IndigenousMedia
#IndigenousCast

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The work of these incredible filmmakers on both #SweetSummerPowWow and #TheGreatSalishHeist has been incredible.

We can't wait for everyone to see the finished films @OrcaCoveMedia.

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Our legendary director @DarrellMDennis and the honourable Graham Greene as our "MC", exchanging notes on set of #SweetSummerPowWow

We are so grateful to work with these two notable Indigenous filmmakers once again!

Images by Gavin Andrews https://t.co/gwXqzK8dLd

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Lights! Camera! Action! 🎬
Behind-The-Scenes of Sweet Summer Pow Wow.
Images by Gavin Andrews https://t.co/gwXqzK8dLd

On monitor: Joshua Odjick as Riley, Tanis Parenteau as Cara, and Joel Montgrand as Luke, Taylor Kinequon as Robin.
Holding the slate is Amina Luthi, 1st AC.

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Read Playback's article on Sweet Summer Pow Wow, our new feature film currently in production!

Read below or click the link to read online (subscription needed): https://t.co/wor7QALgui

Image: Behind the Scenes, Cowichan Valley BC by Gavin Andrews https://t.co/gwXqzK8dLd

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Knowledge Network is excited to play our documentary “Tzouhalem” TOMORROW, August 22 at 9pm!

Starting tomorrow, Tzouhalem will be available for online streaming.

Flip to page 20 for a highlight about the show by clicking this link: https://t.co/qflDTIqB2m